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  • March 10, 2021
Pair of shopping centers seeks to fill empty grocery stores

Landlords also look toward Amazon-proof stores.

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  • February 16, 2012
Auto dealership closes a sweet sale

The best way to put a dent in the recession: Sell a car to an Arab sheik.

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  • July 29, 2025
2 hospitals in region ranked among top 10 in Florida

Multiple hospitals from the region are ranked on the U.S. News list of best hospitals in Florida.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 28, 2023
Siesta Key vacation rental business launches national company

Heather Plampin founded a vacation rental management business out of near-broke desperation. Now, with attention to detail — and marketing — she’s targeting clients outside the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 26, 2020
Cleaning companies grapple with business overload

Industrial and decontamination cleanup companies are the low-hanging fruit of business increases as the pandemic plays out.

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  • April 17, 2015
The new brewmeister

Duncan Scarry built and sold a successful national advertising agency in Fort Myers. Now he aims for success with a Punta Gorda brewery.

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  • December 19, 2014
Centre Shops of Longboat Key sells for nearly $4 million

A company led by Eric Howell, president of Bradenton-based Lancaster Realty Inc., purchased the 37,880-square-foot Centre Shops of Longboat Key for $3.7 million.

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  • March 11, 2014
Garb Oil & Power seeking new Bay location

The Utah company is looking for a office/warehouse property in the and a site for a new waste-to-energy production plant north of it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 5, 2012
Engineering Her Business

Stephanie Caldwell launched her engineering firm, Greensite Engineering, after she was laid off in 2009.

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  • January 19, 2018
All Related

Miami-based Related Group is diversifying in multiple ways, to the benefit of St. Petersburg and Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2010
A Risky Paint

40 UNDER 40 WINNER: Kevin Hanley, 37, Sarasota

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  • February 6, 2025
Longboat Key to get its own Starbucks this year

The coffee shop will emphasize the brand’s “community coffee house” feel with a modern look tailored to Longboat Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 12, 2020
Business Observer starts book club, hosts first event virtually

At the June 3 event, Emmalee Legler will discuss the book “Eat That Frog!”

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  • October 12, 2023
Ashley Dietz, 37

An Australian adventure set the tone for an exec’s fast-moving nonprofit career.

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  • October 2, 2008
Corporate Report

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  • June 10, 2020
Travel marketing adapts during pandemic to keep close eye on mood of travelers

The coronavirus has made marketing travel and tourism a tricky business. Destinations and marketing agencies are having to rethink many strategies.

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  • April 18, 2013
Succession gauntlet

The Cox family has sold Chevrolets on the Gulf Coast since the Great Depression — through five generations. But succession for the youngest leaders wasn't a birthright.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 1, 2022
Sarasota entrepreneur jumps at new franchise opportunity

From rock star drummer to cancer survivor, Michael Tucci has seen (almost) it all. His latest challenge: finding the just-right space to open an indoor trampoline park in Sarasota.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 25, 2013
Ahead of the game

Development firm Cameratta Cos. foresaw the residential resurgence in the Estero area and secured land that is now in high demand.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • February 17, 2017
Sail tale

A Southwest Florida boat dealership plans to cash in on the promise of a year-round market.

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